Health, Illness and Use of Care The Impact of Social Factors
Description
This text explores the impact of social factors on health, illness and the use of care. Contributors examine a number of social factors including sex, gender and socio-economic status on the healthcare experience and focus on both patients within the care process and the providers of care. It also presents papers employing a variety of methodological approaches. In the range of illnesses discussed, the social factors under consideration, and the variety of methodological approaches, this volume represents the diversity within the field of medical sociology.
Keywords
MedicalHealth Care DeliverySocial Science
2000Book
Author(s)[name missing]
PublisherEmerald Group Publishing Limited
ISBN9780762307401
LanguageEnglish
